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Best Professional Sales Schools Near Charlottesville, VA
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Charlottesville, Virginia is home to about 45,863 residents. Median household income is $69,829 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 60.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Charlottesville, VA metro area, the top-earning professional sales-related role is Sales Managers at a median $169,390 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Professional Sales Schools to Charlottesville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer professional sales programs near Charlottesville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Charlottesville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Charlottesville is part of the Charlottesville, VA metro area (BLS area code 16820). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Virginia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
$125,980
Charlottesville, VA
$127,124
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
$62,660
Charlottesville, VA
$63,229
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
$62,790
Charlottesville, VA
$63,360
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
$80,350
Charlottesville, VA
$81,080
Sales Managers
$169,390
Charlottesville, VA
$170,928
Advertising Sales Agents
$61,790
Charlottesville, VA
$62,351
Insurance Sales Agents
$59,630
Charlottesville, VA
$60,172
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$59,580
Charlottesville, VA
$60,121
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Charlottesville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
45,863
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$69,829
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
60.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
99.1 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
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What are the highest-paying professional sales roles near Charlottesville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying professional sales-related roles near Charlottesville are: Sales Managers ($169,390), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($125,980), First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ($80,350). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Virginia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Waynesboro instead of Charlottesville?
Waynesboro, VA is 22.7 miles from Charlottesville and has its own set of local professional sales programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Charlottesville an affordable place to study professional sales?
Charlottesville’s median household income of $69,829 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Charlottesville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Virginia public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.